Maternal pasts, feminist futures
Subtitle: nostalgia, ethics, and the question of difference
By: Lynne Huffer.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: French literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Mothers in literature; Nostalgia in literature
Description: This book examines the relations among nostalgia, gender, and foundational philosophies through a critique of the lost mother as a ground for thinking about sexual difference. More specifically, the author critiques the nostalgic tendencies of feminist theory, arguing that an emancipatory system of thought must move beyond a maternally oriented structure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-194) and index.